The Frame-Up
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Filled with shady characters, devious plots, and a grand art heist, this inventive mystery-adventure celebrates art and artists and is perfect for fans of Night at the Museum and Blue Balliettβs Chasing Vermeer.
Thereβs one important rule at the Beaverbrook Galleryβdonβt let anyone know the paintings are alive. Mona Dunn, forever frozen at thirteen when her portrait was painted by William Orpen, has just broken that rule. Luckily twelve-year-old Sargent Singer, an aspiring artist himself, is more interested in learning about the vast and intriguing world behind the frame than he is in sharing her secret.
And when Mona and Sargent suspect shady dealings are happening behind the scenes at the gallery, they set out to find the culprit. They must find a way to save the galleryβand each otherβbefore they are lost forever. Β
With an imaginative setting, lots of intrigue, and a thoroughly engaging cast of characters, The Frame-Up will captivate readers of Jacqueline Westβs The Books of Elsewhere.
But when a masterpiece goes missing, can a boy who just wants to get to know his father and a girl who canβt leave her frame uncover the truth in time?
- Living Paintings: At the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the portraits whisper, scheme, and sometimes even break the rules. For thirteen-year-old Mona Dunn, this secret is her whole world.
- Middle Grade Mystery: When Sargent and Mona suspect a conspiracy is unfolding behind the scenes, they'll have to team up to expose a shocking art heist before their favorite paintings disappear forever.
- Art Gallery Setting: Explore a world of hidden passages, late-night meetings in famous works of art, and danger lurking where no one expects itβright behind the frame.
- Father-Son Relationship: Sargent just wanted to spend the summer getting to know his distant father, the gallery's director. He never expected to be the only one who could save his dad's life's work.
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Wendy Mcleod MacKnight lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, and wrote her debut novel at age nine. During her first career, she worked for the government of New Brunswick as the deputy minister of education, among other positions. She has been known to wander art galleries and have spirited conversations with the paintingsβmostly in her head, though sometimes not. She hopes that readers will be inspired to create their own masterpieces and visit their own local art galleries. And even better, she hopes theyβll come to Fredericton, visit the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, and meet Mona and the rest of the characters in her book.
Ian Schoenherr grew up near Locktown, New Jersey. He has written and illustrated three booksβRead It, Don't Eat It!; Cat & Mouse; and Pip & Squeakβand illustrated numerous books by other authors, including Little Raccoon's Big Question, by Miriam Schlein. The artist lives in Woodside, New York.
